DALY City, California – A 39-year-old woman of Filipino descent is facing two life sentences for allegedly pouring a pot of boiling water over her sleeping ex-husband and then hitting him with a baseball bat last November.
Senator Miriam Santiago to World Crime Court
Philippine Senator Miriam Santiago was elected judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by the Assembly of States Parties at elections held Monday, 12 December at the United Nations, New York. Santiago is the first Filipino and the first Asian from a developing state to serve as ICC judge, thus earning a place of honour […]
Lass from flood-ravaged Cagayan de Oro tops reality singing contest
MANILA, Philippines —Just days after deadly flash floods hit Cagayan de Oro, the capital city of Misamis Oriental finds a small reason to celebrate. Hometown girl and aspiring singer Krizza Neri, who hails from Tablon district, topped the GMA 7 reality talent search “Protégé”— besting finalists Lovely Embuscado from Davao and Lirah Bermudez from Iloilo […]
Majority of flood victims are children
Aid agencies from all over the world are continuing their emergency response in the Philippines where deadly flash floods claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people. Organisations including Save the Children have relief teams on the ground after a tropical storm reached landfall at night and wrought havoc.
Prime Minister’s salary to hit $481,000 a year
Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s salary will rise to $481,000 and backbenchers will get a base rate of $185,000 from 2012, under a plan released on December 15, 2011. The Remuneration Tribunal has released its final determination of politicians’ and public servant pay, which needs the parliament’s approval before it comes into effect. Tribunal president John […]
Lou Diamond Phillips to narrate Forgotten Soldiers
December 2, 2011. Golden Globe and Tony Award-nominated actor Lou Diamond Phillips has agreed to do the narration of Donald Plata’s documentary film, Forgotten Soldiers, about the U.S. Army’s Philippine Scouts.
Bomb blast kills 2 in southern Philippines
December 15, 2011. Cotabato, Philippines — A homemade bomb killed two men when it exploded Thursday on the motorcycle they were riding in a southern town, police said. A bystander was wounded.
Philippine Red Cross in Mindanao
Philippine Red Cross Chairman Richard J. Gordon and his team arrived in Mindanao Monday (Dec 19), to personally assess the aftermath of the flash flood that claimed 1,000 lives in eight affected areas on December 17.
Storm Sendong Disaster Assistance Appeal
Southern Philippines recently suffered significant damages from floods and landslides due to Tropical Storm Sendong (International Code Name: Washi). In particular, massive flooding has been reported all over Region 10 (Iligan City of Lanao del Norte, Valencia City of Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City of Misamis Oriental, and 6 villages of Ozamis City, Misamis Occidental. […]
Typhoon kills over 1,000 in Southern Philippines
Iligan City, Philippines. Dec. 17, 2011 . – A typhoon hit the southern Philippines triggering flash floods and landslides that killed over 1,000 people and forced about 100,000 from their homes. Typhoon Sendong, with winds gusting up to 90km/h, hit the resource-rich island of Mindanao late December 17, bringing heavy rains that also grounded some […]
The unfortunate triumph of TV news by Rodel Rodis, US Correspondent
Alerted that the Philippine government was poised to file criminal charges against her that were non-bailable offenses, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) and her husband hurriedly booked five flights (to anywhere) leaving Manila on the evening of November 15 after securing a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) from her Supreme Court (SC) appointees to block government […]
Typhoon Victims Receive Relief Assistance from PCC NSW By Solina Lapalma, PCC-NSW PRO
Residents in the Barangays of Calumpit (Bulacan) and Candaba (Pampanga) municipalities in Central Luzon, Philippines were elated with joy, when they received relief goods from PCC NSW (Philippine Community Council of NSW) on November 2, 2011.